FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
52
Owen J. Barton
Starting School in 1920
When I was just a little boy.
childhood, children, child, golden rule, parent, mom, mother, ma, school, shy, play, read, reading, spell, spelling, study, studies, phonics, vowels, recess, Little Red Hen, alphabet, counting, grade, grading, tardy, Dad, education
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
54
Owen J. Barton
Steel Dust
Every cowboy sometime in life.
horse, dream, wild horse, mares, intelligence, harem, stallion, stud, pride
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
57
Owen J. Barton
Sugar
I had a horse whose name was Sugar.
buckskin, ride, aging, death
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
59
Owen J. Barton
The Jug That Won the West
I've fell very much in love.
youth, childhood, herding sheep, sourdough, sour dough, food, foodways, eat, eating, hot cakes, biscuit, pancakes, start, flour, recipe, griddle, bacon grease, Dutch oven, cooking, cook
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
63
Owen J. Barton
The Old Majestic Range
When I think back sixty years ago.
past, history, memories, memory, stove, home, mother, mom, heat, warmth, warm, oven, cook, cooking, kitchen, food, hot water, grate, ashes, soot, children, childhood, youth, kids, bath, bathe, wash
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
64
Owen J. Barton
The Red Ant Hill
I was riding' the desert.
ride, riding, Diamond A, hot, heat, flowers, ant mound, cooperation, team, team work, welfare, belief, God, bite, ants, pants, open fly, nude, naked, buck, learning, learn, knowledge
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
67
Owen J. Barton
Too Big a Hurry
I just got to wondering.
discontent, fear, time, friendship, tension, worry, wrinkles, smile, smiling, God, belief, nature, creation, happiness, goal, goals
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
69
Owen J. Barton
TV Cowboy's Aren't Real
You can read a lot of stories.
television, urban cowboy, Gilley, Gilley's bar, movies, Marlborough, glamour, occupation, occupational lore, profession, motion pictures
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
72
Owen J. Barton
Wondering Where's Heaven
Riding a trail one moonlight night.
belief, God, religion, afterlife, creator, order, stars, night, universe, constellations, Big Dipper, Seven Sisters, North Star, Milky Way, Venus, Mars, moon, Devil, Satan, Hell, night-riding
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
73
Owen J. Barton
Trail of Life
A man goes down the trail of life.
life, future
Saddle Talk
FC 11 B-08
74
Owen J. Barton
Winchester 30-30
I bought my old 30-30.
.30-30, rifle, gun, shotgun, 1941, hunting, game, predators, elk, bear, deer, shot, shoot, shooting, barrel, lead, bluing
The Ghosts of the Chisos
FC 11 B-10
3
J.T.H. Bickley
The Chief of the Chisos
A cowgirl rode into the heart.
Indians, epic
The Ghosts of the Chisos
FC 11 B-10
17
J.T.H. Bickley
The Phantom of Melodies
Into the hills the young folks ride.
epic, girlfriend, boyfriend, love, romance, betrayal, infidelity, ghosts
The Ghosts of the Chisos
FC 11 B-10
29
J.T.H. Bickley
The Golden Antlers
The cowboys sat around the fire.
epic, love, sweetheart, charm, Cupid, courting, Chisos, deer, buck, stag, girlfriend, boyfriend, pal, gold charm, love triangle, birthday, courtship
The Ghosts of the Chisos
FC 11 B-10
45
J.T.H. Bickley
The Visions in the Chisos
The cowboys round the campfire sit.
epic, mystic, love, angels, dream, vision, sweetheart
The Ghosts of the Chisos
FC 11 B-10
59
J.T.H. Bickley
The Girl of Saint Helena
The old cowboy was visiting.
epic, cowgirl, sweetheart, mountain home, storm, thunder, thunderhead, fidelity, pain, longing
The Ghosts of the Chisos
FC 11 B-10
73
J.T.H. Bickley
The Echoes in the Mountains
Around the campfire's fading glow.
epic, love, sweetheart, God, death
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
42
Baxter Black
Leroy and Tom - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
44
Baxter Black
The Silent Partner
Her name's on the note for the PCA, boys.
loan, signature, John Henry, pickup, pancakes, lunches, prayers, praying, cardiac, interest, cows, cull, calves in the living room, mud, patience, woman, wife, dog, pot licker, wise woman, worries at night, labor, wisdom, love, respect, cowman's wife, friendship, caring
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
45
Baxter Black
A Christmas Tree
A Christmas tree is one of those things.
winter, snow, angel wings, popcorn balls, beauty, warmth, lights, cosy, Christmas ornaments, jingle bell, dignity, gifts, pines, peaceful, celebration, friends
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
46
Baxter Black
Golf - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
47
Baxter Black
American Exaggerations - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
48
Baxter Black
Hurricane Charlotte - not a poem
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
50
Baxter Black
The Phantom Cow Buyer
This fall I sat and watched in amazement.
truck, Oklahoma, misfits, dandies, beef, expensive, calves, cattle
On the Edge of Common Sense
FC 11 B-12
51
Baxter Black
Fast Food Survey - not a poem